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Graduate Diploma of Design (Industrial Design)

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Fee*
1 Year/s Prahran (Semester 1, Semester 2) A$22,500 (total for 2012) 
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

This is a new course commencing in February 2012 and replaces the Graduate Diploma of Design (Industrial Design).
 
This is a nested suite of programs comprising the Graduate Diploma of Design (Industrial Design) and Master of Design (Industrial Design). These programs provide advanced study for designers wishing to achieve higher specialisation in industrial design, preparing them to meet the increasing demands of the design industry.  It is designed for those who wish to expand their knowledge and skills or to engage in research, discussion and design practice regarding the future directions of product development.

This new program offers a more flexible structure with increased emphasis on professional industrial design skills and critical design agendas and specific research and studio-based practice units. Students have the opportunity to choose an elective area of design as a specialisation from either Global Product Innovation or Sustainable Design. 

The program offers advanced study suitable for designers who wish to achieve higher specialisation in this discipline. It provides graduates with dynamic national and international career opportunities designing innovative products. Students are challenged to explore a variety of presentation and communication techniques including digital modelling and model making utilising a wide range of industry software and workshop-based prototyping facilities. New materials and manufacturing techniques are explored with a view to creating product concepts for the future. The creative and technological thrust of the program is supported by consideration of commercial factors, professional practice, consumer knowledge and ethics.

The new course focuses on industry and discipline specific knowledge and skills, to prepare students for changing methods of practice and emerging roles and responsibilities. It addresses critical design and societal issues (such as socially responsible design, sustainability and changing demographics) and new operational procedures (such as global distributed design and product service systems).

It will develop graduates who are catalysts for change; imagining, creating and facilitating innovative solutions within a much larger social and economic context; designing the future.
 
(International students are required to study full-time and on campus and cannot take the part-time or online study modes.)

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Swinburne's Industrial Design programs produce graduates who are able to work as leaders in industrial design and related industries through their expertise in sustainable and socially responsible product development within a global context.
 
Graduates are equipped with the conceptual processes, creative tools, management strategies and research skills for innovation in design, including a solid understanding of the impact of digital technology and evolving global work practices on contemporary design. Issues of demographic, societal and technological change, new and emerging materials and manufacturing techniques, social and environmental sustainability, commercial factors, consumer knowledge, design ethics, systems and services design, user-centred design and entrepreneurial activity are explored with a view to creating design products, systems and services for the future.
 
Students explore a variety of design visualisation, communication and realisation techniques (including 3D CAD digital modelling) using a wide range of industry-standard software and rapid prototyping facilities.

These programs have an emphasis on structured skills acquisition, design investigation, product innovation, ethical and respectful design and the changing roles of designers in a social and global business context.

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The Graduate Diploma of Design (Industrial Design) is a two semester full-time (or equivalent part-time*) 100 credit point program.

The Graduate Diploma is a coursework program with emphasis on structured skills acquisition, design investigation and applied design projects. It offers advanced knowledge and experience in design practice, design management, creative strategies and relevant technical knowledge. Participants may join the program in either Semester 1 (February intake) or Semester 2 (August intake).

Students are normally required to achieve a credit average at graduate diploma level to progress to the master program, which requires a further 50 credit points of study.

Places in units with face-to-face delivery may be limited. Enrolment into face-to-face units will be subject to maximum enrolment restrictions, with preference given to students undertaking the full Masters program.

*International students are required to study full-time and on campus and cannot take the part-time and online study modes.

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The Graduate Diploma is a 100 credit point program consisting of 37.5 credit points from two core units, 37.5 credit points from three Industrial Design units and 25 credit points from two elective specialisation units.

All units of study are 12.5 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Semester 1
 
 
 
Elective Specialisation Units
Two units from your chosen specialisation in:

Sustainable Design
HDSD670 Principles and Theories of Sustainable Design
 
OR
Global Product Innovation
HDGP670 Global Product Design Studio
 
OR
Design Entrepreneurship (by special application)
HDCC671 Design Strategy for a Global Context

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Graduates may find work in areas such as product design for and within manufacturing industries or design consultancies; exhibition, environmental and furniture design; design research or management; or as self-employed designers or manufacturers.

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Upon completion of this qualification students may be eligible to become a member of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) but should confirm eligibility with the association.

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Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.

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Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the postgraduate level (EAP 5: PG-70%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 575 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 232 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 90 with no band less than 20.

 

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

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Admission to the program is normally through a degree in a design-related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution. However, applicants with a diploma in a design-related discipline and at least five years experience may be eligible for entry. All applicants are required to submit a design portfolio that clearly illustrates their skills, knowledge and capabilities in their chosen field. Applicants are chosen on the combination of their previous academic performance and the contents illustrated through their design portfolio.

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Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

Phone:
+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

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A range of scholarships is available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.

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